307. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against healthcare workers, by incident category in each of the years from 2021 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, by region, in tabular form. [38417/26]
Topics / Health Services Staff
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHealth Services Staff
2,097 questions from 136 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
2,097
questions
2,094 written, 3 oral
136
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
7
departments asked
Questions per month
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 27 |
| February 2025 | 81 |
| March 2025 | 96 |
| April 2025 | 96 |
| May 2025 | 103 |
| June 2025 | 94 |
| July 2025 | 145 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 96 |
| October 2025 | 49 |
| November 2025 | 116 |
| December 2025 | 68 |
| January 2026 | 76 |
| February 2026 | 96 |
| March 2026 | 138 |
| April 2026 | 143 |
| May 2026 | 162 |
| June 2026 | 215 |
| July 2026 | 62 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 148 |
| October 2026 | 86 |
Who asks, by party
The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
1005. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE general dental surgeons based at Balbriggan Primary Care Centre as of 8 May 2026; If she will provide the same figures as of 1 June 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36610/26]
1006. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric physiotherapist posts filled at Skerries Health Centre as of 8 May 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36611/26]
1007. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE social worker posts filled at Rush Health Centre as of 8 May 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36612/26]
1008. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce a second OT into the St. James's Hospital long-Covid clinic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36620/26]
1009. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health her plans for at least one OT in each long-Covid clinic nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36621/26]
1062. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE advanced nurse practitioners in diabetes posts filled at North Dublin Chronic Disease Hub as of 11 May 2026, in tabular form. [36833/26]
1064. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapist vacancies currently existing in County Longford; the number of approved posts filled and unfilled; the measures being taken by the HSE to recruit and retain occupational therapists in Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36840/26]
1145. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric neurologist registrars based at CHI Tallaght, in tabular form. [37273/26]
1146. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant consultant posts by speciality currently at Hollies Street Maternity Hospital; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [37274/26]
1147. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE registrars in gastroenterology based at Beaumont Hospital as of 12 May 2026; and if she will provide the same figures as of 31 December 2023, in tabular form. [37275/26]
1166. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total number of public health nurses, by funded WTE and filled WTE; the number of public health nurses per community health network; the number of public health nurses per 10,000 of population; the number of public health nurses per integrated healthcare area from 2020 to end of 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37371/…
1179. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the reason qualified behavioural psychologists are not recognised by the HSE as a chartered profession. [37435/26]
1180. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the reason qualified behavioural psychologists are not permitted to carry out assessments of needs. [37436/26]
1186. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the criteria used by the HSE to determine which posts are designated as non-frontline; if she will provide a comprehensive list of all roles currently categorised as non-frontline; and if she will clarify the operational or policy basis for these classifications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37473/26]
1187. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if any HSE roles would be exempt from a potential pause in the recruitment of non-frontline staff; if so, if she will provide a list of the exempted roles and the criteria used to determine such exemptions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37475/26]
1188. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the amount of taxpayers' money that has been spent on training of healthcare workers with regard to abortion, on training of healthcare students with regard to abortion, on values clarifications courses with regard to abortion in each of the years from 2019 to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37488/26]
1189. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the total number of staff hired between 2019 and 2022 with abortion/termination of pregnancy mentioned in their contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37489/26]
1206. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a consultant post in a HSE service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37645/26]
532. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists, by grade posts filled, at each primary care centre within the Dublin North County healthcare, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35890/26]
734. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has assessed the governance risks associated with the absence of a central reporting system for monitoring compliance with agency staffing controls; and if so, to provide details of that assessment. [36309/26]
735. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any internal audit, external audit, or review has been conducted regarding compliance with agency staffing restrictions since their introduction; and if so, to provide details and findings. [36310/26]
736. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether regional variations exist in the implementation or enforcement of agency staffing restrictions across the six Health Regions; and if so, the measures in place to ensure national consistency. [36311/26]
737. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any patient safety incidents, service disruptions, or staffing escalations have been linked to agency staffing restrictions since their introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36312/26]
739. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE records the number of unfilled posts or vacancies arising from restrictions on agency staff recruitment; and if so, to provide the figures by region and staff grade. [36314/26]